Machine for printing, winding, and packing



May 15,1928. 1,670,062 N J. CARROLL MACHINE FOR PRINTING, WINDING, AND PACKING FiledApril 2e, 1927 s sheets-sheet 1 "lll:

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l I L3 JOSEPH CM'uiaLl.v

May 15, 1928. 1,670,062 J. CARROLL Y MACHINE FOR PRINTING, WINDING, AND PACKING Filed Apri 126, l1927 s sheets-sheet 2 EIM- INVENTR JOSEPH CARROLL,

4 l V --Br 27 4%@ /mewhm L f Ano/mers Maly l5, 1928. 1,670,062 J. CARROLL MACHINE FOR PRINTING, WINDING, AND PACKING Filed April 26, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 JOSEPH CARROLL,

' By m JMW/HMV A TTRVEYS viisioniby` skilled Operators.

, machine; Fig. 5 is a detail'sectional eleva-` Patented May 15, 17928.

.TosEPH' CARROLL, or BROOKLYN. Ninv roars; Afssenoa' A'rol senno-iin ianeiiiri'icour- PANY, INC., or NEWYGRK, n; Y., A coaronnronor New Yoan.

MACHINE Fon Partiturine,

yApplitat-ion filed Aprnf ae,

The inventionv relates more particularly 4to j iexible materialsk or commodities infvvhich` the dimension of length is aiprime factor,

andvwliich because. of such factor. and" other inherent. properties such as elasticity, are difficult to Windand pack, examples ofsuch materials or `*commodities beingffound: in steam and'other packings, rubber hose, tubing and' the like. The obj ectv of theinventionA isuto provide amachineof Simplev con-j` struction whereby such materials Aand commodities may be .easily Wound andk eiciently packed Without the necessity Afor super- The invention contemplates further the provision of. a rpi-inting 4mechan'ism'of simple construction and reliable operation -for marking` the material or commodity prior to the Winding1 and packingthereoff.l The invention ,Will-loe fully described hereinafter `and lthe features lof novelty Willl be pointed out in the claims.

*In 'theraccoinpanying drawings, WhichA illustrate an example of the invention vvith.- out deiining `its limits, Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the machine; Fig. EZ'is` a. plan View Witlilparts broken away; Fig. 8 is 'a' section on the line 3-3 of'Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail View of a detent included in the tion of the'printing unitrFig. G-is a fragmentary section on the lineG- of Fig.l 2;

Fig. 7 isa fragmentary plan View of Fig; 6, and Fig. 8 is a detailsection onthe line 8%.-8

of FigQ?. i For the purposes of illustrationand de'- scription the 'invention is embodied in a machine for winding, packing'andmarking vor printing packing ofv rectangularjcrossv section and ofithe type commonly used for packing gaskets and the like.

As shown in the drawings, the machine comprises a supporting frame 10 of suitable form and dimensions -including a cross-bar' 11 on which the Winding mechanism 1s mounted. said mechanism consisting of a vertical shaft 12, journalled so as ltoloe vertically adjustablefor the purposes to be more fully set forth hereinafter; thelovvei' end of the shaftlQ' preferably extendsv into and slidably fits a.. closed cylinderr '13 which;

depends from the cross bar 11 as shoWn in Fig. 1. At Aits upperend the shaftv 12 carries a'plunger or piston 14, slidably fitted in an joints and for the manufacture.-ofv

iffrrnine, "anni PACKING.. y j

open. cylinder 15 comprising. ade# pending continuation, of a ceiling receptacle 16;(the'` latter 'is supported upon a-table 17 f carriedby the frame 10, said tablebeing pro?-v vided Witha suitable openingfthrough.which u p tra'tedin Fig. 1. ,A coilingreel 181 or equivaal thecylinder l-'projects downwardly. asfillus-v lent device of any convenient' forml Where"-r bythe `endcof the packing A orequiyalent commodity to beiivound` and packed,is temL porarily and removably connected with. the;

Winding ymechanism iwsfmountedA upon `the,

plunger Meitheras an integral part 'thereof or as a separate element.; in'theillustrated example thereel y18 comprises a circular bossprovidedivvith a plurality of vrecesses 19 -di-l thempackingAfor its `equi-valent With. sufli? cientfrictioii-to hold-it inplace: ,Withoutv interferingV with. its yintentional removal at:l

the proper time. y f Thecoiling and packing. mechanismfiirl'. ther consistsgof avvorm Wheel 2O mounted on the shaft 12""ind` held :against vertical movement by a bracket V21 fastened to the( y i' cross rbar 11. i The connectionbetween*-thev shaft 12 and the WoifniWheelQO is such that l the'shaftf is vertically adjustable relatively' to said Worm Wheel butv ils/coupled..thereto4 so as tojbe'rota-tedtherebyy-in the illustrated example the. shaft 12;is accordingly provided With a key-slot 2Q into which afkeyv internally located, on ther Worm, WheelQO With-a Worm 23 fixed upon. adrive shalft241l j curnalled inbearings 2561i the crossl bar 11..

and carrying a. pulley QGWhe'rebysaid-.drive shaft-Qlisconnected with a source vof power."

vAny'suitable means may be'provid'ed-ffor. l

raising and loweringtlieshaft 12`to adjust.'`

`thecoiling reel 18 to and from an operative position in the receptacle'lG/for the purposev tof be' morefully setforth hereinafter; for

11 kmaybe providedfor this'purpose,ssaidlf` lever 29 having a. forked end pivotallyfcon-l'` nected With a 4collar 32 fixedufpon the. shaft;

11'asA illustrated in- Fig. 3.. In order to-'x the vertical adjustment of 'saidoiling reel 18 to `meet any particular requirements, a:

latchY 38 isv arranged tojautomatically engagel .y

7o mensioned and shaped'to receive an endlof.

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the treadle 27 and hold it in its depressed position; to permit the adjustment to be varied at will, the latch 33 ispivoted on a block 34 which isadjustably mounted on al stationarybracket 35 and is secured in an adjusted position by means of a set` screwk 35a, as `shown in Fig. 4. VVlth this arrangey ment the position ofthe latch 33 willprei determine the depressed position in which f Ar spring 36 is provided for vlieldingly fo'rc-l j Varrestthe movement of saidflatch in aproperv coopeiat1ve position when.y 'the' treadle is the treadle` 27 is heldjandaccordingly willv predeterminethe extent to which the reel18 is l projectedy upwardly into the receptacle 16.

ing theilatch es towardL the treadle 33 so thatl itsl engagenmentV with said :latch will be automatic,suitable'provision being made to out of engagement therewith.

L In addition tothe rparts'sov far described,

the winding and packing .mechanism in#v Vlrcludes a'y retaining device in theA form of a circular cover ordisc arranged to fit into the receptacle -16` andfrest-upon the 'reel 18 as shownl in* Fig. 1. 'To permit the device 37 to'be'easily manipulated relatively to the receptacle '16 as maybe required, said device j zo is suspended inaxial registry with said re? ceptacle by meansbof av rodA 38Qvertically H-slidablein the ar1n'39 of` a bracket 40 ex tending upwardly from the table 17; thev rod38 in turn is suspended from a cable 41 which passes ,over'pulleys 42'moun-ted upon the vbracket 40 and a second army 43 thereof,

is connected with ay counter weight 44 whereby `.the ldisk 37; is counterbalanced. Preferably provisionis made to prevent the ,disk37 from rotating on its'axis, the. rod

38m`ay, for this reason, beprovided with-a key-way45, cooperating'with an internal keyol 'the l511111 39 to hold said rod against'` with its vert-iy rotation withoutinterfering cal movements.V

YThe packing is completed "by means ofa'f tie which, as shown', vmay comprise a cordl vaor its equivalent carried on a spool a lo catedbeneath'thejtable 11, said rod being passed transversely` about the coiled packing A or its equivalent and tied, to prevent unf coiling thereof. This tie or cord 0L` is appliedr prior to the removal ofthe coiled packing from the receptacle 16' and inthe illustrated example isV carriedH beneath the samev by n -means of a slide b .which passesinwardly beyond the inner convolution of the pack- 'ing as shown in Fig. 6. The slide vbisprefera-bly in thenature of afflexiblevband carried in a coil upon a suitable fixed rod c to which one end of the band b is' fixed, the free end of said coil possessing the inherent tendency of turning upwardly when free from' restraint, as shown inl Fig. 6; the

slidel b is guidedin its sliding movements f i'n'erooves a2 extendin lengthwise u on o vpostesides of a radialslot 15a formed in the bottom of the receptacle 16 as shown in Fig. 7, said slot 15ak also'providing a passage for the accommodation of the cord aror its equivalent. `In order to hold the end of the cord a. inv detachable connection `with the slide the'latter may be 'provided with a notch lal for the reception of said cord as shown in F ig.7 The slide b is shifted inv the. intended manner by means of arod e connected at fvvithy said slide and itself slidable in a xed bearing g; to facilitatethe operation ofthe rod e it` may be provided with av` head 7L. As the rod c and with it the "band or slide b is moved inwardly the coil thereof will be gradually 'unwound, whereaswhen the rod e is shiftedA outwardticity will rescoil itselfupon therod c."

,For the purpose `of initially feeding'the 'packing A and subsequently guiding the same'in its passage to the winding and 'ly,"the band b, because of its inherentfelasf packing mechanism, rolls 46 and 47 are proi vided. The roll 46 rotatesl about a fixed axis andis operatively combined with a pulley 48 connected by means of belt 49 with'apulley 50l looselyfmounted on thel shaft .24. i The roll 47` is' adjustable toward' and away -froniithe roll 46 and accordingly is'journalled in blocks 51 vertically :slidable in uprights 52 fixed upon" the table 17 adjusting screws V53 are provided for 'shifting thejblocks v51 and the 'roll 47 and4 are locked inqltheir adjusted positions by means of lock nuts 54. l

` In order to connect thepull'eyr() `with the shaft 24v and 'disconnect it therefrom. at

Vpacking A or its equivalent is marked with predetermined characters or the like prior to its being coiled and packed comprises a rotatableprinting member or wheel 62 secured upon a shaft 63 rotatably mounted in a subframe 64 fixed upon the table 17 preferably in fproximityvto their-oils 46 and 47; in the preferred arrangement, Iflanges 65 are mounted upon the shaft 63 uponopposite sides of the print-ing member 62 so as to be adjustable toward and away from the same and are fixed in vtheir adjusted positions byy set screws 66. The fianges'65, infaddition to maintaining the strip A in registrywith the wheel 62, serve also to guide said strip in its travel to the receptacle16, so thatithe print-- ing unit comprises part of the means wherebv said strip is maintained in its intended path of travel. A transfer roll 67 is. xed uponici;

ashaf6-68in1rolling contactwith the printing, member 62, said shaft 68 being journailed in the sub-frame 64, with the transfer roll167 in rolling contact withanzinking roll 69; theflatter is carried by a shaft' 7 0 beneath tfhe outlet 71/ ofan ink receptaclci72 from which ink is delivered in a predeterminedy manner to the inking roll 69. In order that theI entire surface of the roller 69 may be made available for transferring ink tothe transfer roll 67, the sliaftTO'in addition to-being rotatable, is slidably mounted in thesub-frame 64 andis moved in one direction by means of a rocking arm 73 and a cam 74imounted-upon the shaft 63and in the opposite -directionby a spring 75, as shown in Fig. 5. In the preferred arrangement, a

' pressure roller 76 is arranged to force the packingA or itsequivalent into engagement withJ the printing member 62, as illustrated in Fig. 1. This roller 7 6 is mounted upon a rockingl'ever 7-7 rpivoted at 7 8 upon the table 11 andcontrolledf'by a spring 792m a manner to at all times urge the roller 7 6 toward the printing member 62.

rl-he machine preferably also includes guide rollers 8O carried by slotted' plates 81, arranged'tobe fixed in adjusted positions by thumb screws 83', said rollers being lo- 1' cated in registry with an opening 84 in the wall of the receptacle 16, as'shown in Fig. 2. I'fid'esired, the machine may include flanges 85 adjustably mounted on a shaft 86-which, as'sliown, may be journalled in proximity to the printing 'member' 62, 1the strip A in such case passing'between said iianges 85I in its travel to therollers 80- and the receptacle 16; the flanges 85 are adjustable to accommodate packing strips A of diEerent dimensions 'or other articles-,whichlmay be passed through the machine'.

` In describing the operation ofthe machine, the illustrated example thereof' willbe utilized, it being understood that this is not intended to define the limits of the invention; it is further tor be understood that the packing A is intended to exemplify other commodities which fallV within the field lof usefulness of said machine.

print, wind and pack successive articles of the same kind, this being done to-provide a maximum of efciency, although said maasl often as necessary to meet the requirements of such articles.- lAssuming that the machine is to be utilized forA marking or printing,'winding andv packing a vlength or strip of the packing A, which is of rectangular cros'sssection7 the treadle 27 is depressed' to' raise' theshaft 12`and to cause the reell18 -t-oproject into the receptacle- 16' to an Gener-v ally speaking, the machine is adjusted totween the rolls 46 and 4.7, the: latter. 'having previously been or being thenl adjusted rela--V tively to the roller 46 to propcrly'engage said strip A. Power is thenapplied t'orotate the shaft`24,l and the treadle 56`is depressed to throw inthe clutch 55 and thereby couple the pulleyl 50` to saidA shaft 24.V rThis will result in a rotationof the `roll;I 46, throughl the medium ofthe pulleys 50 and:

48-A and the belt 49,A and consequently will? feedv the strip-A in a direction toward the receptacle 16, so thatsaid strip Arwill pass between the -iianges l and 85 and finally will pass between the rollers V8O and through the opening 84 into the receptacle 16; As soon as the strip A has passed intosaid receptacle 16 Ato the extent necessaryv topei'- intthe saine, the aforesaidend of saidistrip` A is inserted into which ever one ofj therecesses 19 of the reel 18 happens to be in reg# istry wtih oi' nearest to the openingv84f; pref-- erably the striprA is extended far/enough into said receptacle 16'so that the eiidof said strip extends also into that reoessf19y which isv in opposed diametric registry with the first mentioned recess, indicated by' Sil' after,fthe clutch 55 is released so that they roller 46 is no longer driven positively,A and from this pointfonward becomes merely an idlerfthe same as Athe roller' 47.' At' the proper time, subsequent toy the completion-of the con'nectioniof the strip A with the reel; 18, the retaining device or disk87`is lowered to the position shown in Fig.I 1, in which it closes thereceptacle'lG and with thel latv ter deiines a circular coiling channel having` the opening 84. as an entrance. As-thel operation of the machine continues, the reelA 18 will be rotated on its axis andthe strip A will be drawn between the rolls46` and" 47 and through the .opening 84 into the ieceptacle 16.v to which it is guidedby the idler', rolls 80. The rotationK of thereel 8L will at been drawn into the receptacle 16 and coiled.v upon itself thereon, theflatch 33 isfsliifted',l

unitas will be clear from! lio lines in Fig. 1.

end of the strip A to be automatically forced out of the recesses 19 by the actionv of the bottom of the receptacle 16, said end as soon as it is released from said recesses,

flexing into place at the inside of the coil because of the inherent elasticity of the strip A. When this condition is reached the slide I) with. the end of the cord a or its vequivalent fastened in the notch .d thereof is shifted inwardly beneath the coiled strip A through the medium of the rod e to the position indicated in F ig. 6. As the free end of the slide Z9 passes inwardly beyond the coiled strip A, said free end, because of the inherent elasticity of theslide Z), will automatically flex upwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 6, in which the attached end of the cord a or its equivalent is easily accessible, it being understood that, either at this stage or previously,lthe disk 37 has been shifted out of the receptacle 16, for instance, to the position shown by dotted The end of the cord a or its. equivalent is then detached from the slide b and the cord orequivalent tying medium is then manually drawn through until a'sufficient length is provided toA completely pass around the coiled strip A and to enable said cord or its vequivalent to be secured in place; the cord a or its equivalent is then cut at a convenient point and the two ends thereof are tied and knotted together or otherwisefastened in place to positively fiX the.v strip A in the form of a coiled package. The application of the cord a or equivalent tying medium preferably takes place in proximity to the point at which the outer end of ther strip A is located in the coiled package, so that uncoiling of the strip is prevented andan easily handledv and convenientvpackage is provided; iffdesired, additional lengths of cord a or its equivalent may be applied at di'derent points of the coil in the indicated manner by simply rotating the receptacle 16 to bring the different points of the coiled package into registry with-the slide b and its associated elements. When the tying operation has been completed the package of packing` A or equivalent article or commodity is lifted from the receptacle 16 for storage, shipment and sale, or forsubsequent treatment, as the case may be.

ytrade mark or other trade device, or is otherwise marked as may be desired.l The distance between the printing mechanism land the coiling means 1s such that whatever 1mpressions are produced upon the strip Aare dry or at least smudge proof before the actual coiling or winding operation takes place. Y e Y The machine is simple inconstruction and operation and is capable, withoutthe necessity vfor skilled supervision, of eiiciently marking, winding or coiling and packing materials in which the dimension of length is a prime factor and which, because of inherent properties, ysuch as elasticity, are ditlicult to handle and pack. Such materials are exemplified bythe packingl strip A of the illustrated example, and by rubber hose and tubing, band springs and simi-l lar articles and commodities.

Various changes in the specific form shown and describedr may be made Within the scopeof the claims Without departing from the spirit of the invention. f

I claim:

1. A machine of the kind 4described comprising mechanism .for coiling a strip of material upon itself, `printing mechanism wherebyy said strip is marked prior to being coiled, and means whereby a tying medium is shifted into tying relation to the coiledy strip. r

2. A machine of the kind described comprising mechanism for coiling a strip of material upon itself, said .mechanismv including a coiling receptacle, means for guiding a travelling strip of material lto said receptacle, printing means for marking said strip of material prior to the coiling thereof, said printing means co-op'erating with said guiding'means to maintain said strip in its path` of travel,land means whereby a tying medium is shifted into tying relation to the coiled strip.

3. A machine of the kind described com.- prising a support, a coiling receptacle carried thereby, a coiling reel for coiling a strip of material upon itself in said receptacle, driving means for operating said reel, and means whereby saiddriving means is adjusted to -shift said `reel into'and out of its operative positionv insaid receptacle,'and

printing means whereby said strip of material is marked in its passage to said receptacle.

, l. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of means for coiling a strip of material upon itself, a rotatable printing Wheel for marking ysaid strip prior tothe coiling thereof, an inking roll, a transfer roll in Contact With said inking roll and printing Wheel, and lmeans lwhereby said 10 nking roll is axially shifted vrelatively to said transfer roll. n

In testimony Whereofl have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH oARRoLL. 

